The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 722

vivaldirules · 07-10-2010, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

dude, that's Pee Wee Herman you're thinking of, I'm more like Doc in Back to the Future!

...but with less hair, apparently.

kennyc · 07-10-2010, 03:03 PM

Look who's wearing the ORANGE AFRO!

recluse · 07-10-2010, 03:13 PM

Doc is taken.
That's Aunt Lady Blue.

yvanleterrible · 07-10-2010, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Soon you will see, my son.....oh wait I'm not going there...no wanna be Yvan....

Gees no! You'd be stuck with an iPad...

And a crummy job...

poohbear_nc · 07-10-2010, 03:47 PM

I must share my "grocery shopping trip to hell" I've just returned from.

[Preface: I hate grocery shopping and zip up & down the aisles as fast as the cart wheels will take me.]

I felt as if once those sliding glass doors had closed behind me that I had entered the Twilight Zone. First, the store installed one of those talking displays with a motion sensor to activate the robotic voice to welcome me and guide me to specials I don't want.

Then - in the soup aisle, I encountered the family from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" - Grandma, Sonny Boy, and granddaughter - all clutching numerous tubs of potato salad - and standing still totally blocking the aisle arguing if they were or weren't out of jelly! In the soup aisle. Grandma kept walking into the shelving, and granddaughter kept muttering "Duh" trying to sound like a valley girl.

Escaping them I encountered the Addams family in the spaghetti aisle, Dad wearing a T-shirt proudly proclaiming "Property of Henderson Penitentiary", wife clocking in at over 200 pounds wearing cut-off jeans shorts, 2 sons running amok screaming, and a small daughter that kept wandering into other peoples' carts. Eventually one son flung himself face down on the floor, and dad dragged him by his heels, aisle to aisle with the entire family chortling, thinking this was really entertaining. Oh, did I mention the wife was feeling her hubby up, and he was responding "Oh do stop tickling me" To which she would coquettishly respond "I'm not doing it."

I won't even spend time on the woman parked in front of the eggs, staring at them -- waiting for voices?

Then .... the check-out counters!

The Addams family were totally occupying 1 line. The express line was being monopolized by a mother/daughter team with a LOT more than 10 items who couldn't pay for everything and was playing the "let's take this item off and see what our new total is, OK let's put that item back on and take this item off.... you get the picture" That line had the manager fully occupied. Then there was a line occupied by a shopper with bag after bag of green stuff - which the teen-aged check out person had no clue what it was or how to ring it up.

Just when I was on the verge of abandoning my cart and running for the car the assistant manager opened a new line. After bagging my own stuff and thanking him profusely for opening the line, I exited the store, followed by the Addams family. The mother/daughter team was still playing the pricing game at the express line.

I really earned my Guinness on this trip!

Thank you for listening! I'm done now!

yvanleterrible · 07-10-2010, 03:52 PM

Yes, well I try to avoid family day...

My sympathies, have another Guinness.

kennyc · 07-10-2010, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I must share my "grocery shopping trip to hell" I've just returned from.
...

This is exactly why I do my shopping before 8:30 on Saturday morning!

Then you only have to deal with "only one checked open"

dsvick · 07-10-2010, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

This is exactly why I do my shopping before 8:30 on Saturday morning!

Then you only have to deal with "only one checked open"

My wife does that too, she'll go at some obscene hour of the morning to get in and out before the dregs of humanity arrive. I hate the people that get into the self checkout line and don't have a clue as to how to work it.

recluse · 07-10-2010, 05:47 PM

I talk to myself when I'm behind someone like that. You know, helpful hints, obscene suggestions, questions about their gene pool. Always with a big smile on my face.
Speeds up the whole ordeal no end.

Going through the aisles at 60 mph with no brakes is fun too.

yvanleterrible · 07-10-2010, 06:10 PM

This morning I got stuck at checkout behind a lady who didn't know how to use her debit card...:taptaptaptaptap...:

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-10-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

This morning I got stuck at checkout behind a lady who didn't know how to use her debit card...:taptaptaptaptap...:

:groan: I'm amazed there are people still like that now the things are so ubiquitous. But it happens to me too.

recluse · 07-10-2010, 07:30 PM

Just because my dog plays with the remote doesn't mean he's channel surfing.

WT Sharpe · 07-10-2010, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

dude, that's Pee Wee Herman you're thinking of, I'm more like Doc in Back to the Future!

Do you suppose that Christopher Lloyd's character in that movie might have been based on this guy?

http://www.ted.com/talks/clifford_st...verything.html

recluse · 07-10-2010, 08:14 PM

Tom, just the guy I was looking for.
You're the typical well dressed geezer about town.
Do you wear plaid polyester shorts with the waistband tucked into your armpits, knee length black socks and sandals?

Kenny is being difficult.

WT Sharpe · 07-10-2010, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by recluse

Tom, just the guy I was looking for.
You're the typical well dressed geezer about town.
Do you wear plaid polyester shorts with the waistband tucked into your armpits, knee length black socks and sandals?

Kenny is being difficult.

I used to wear nothing but the same style gray knit shirts at work. One of the guys made a comment that I never changed my shirt. Then one day it got exceptionally dirty and I had to change it. Fortunately I had another of the same style and color in my locker. Blew his mind. But then, there wasn't much there to blow.

07-10-2010, 05:47 PM	#10824
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	I talk to myself when I'm behind someone like that. You know, helpful hints, obscene suggestions, questions about their gene pool. Always with a big smile on my face. Speeds up the whole ordeal no end. Going through the aisles at 60 mph with no brakes is fun too. Last edited by recluse; 07-10-2010 at 06:00 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
I just have to vent...	lacymarie7575	Sony Reader	5	08-18-2010 07:59 PM
I need to vent! Booksonboard! Ugh!	Mrgauth	News	25	12-17-2009 09:26 AM
Why, Oh Why! [RANT]	Vesper	Lounge	19	06-19-2008 11:50 AM
Am I allowed to vent here?	sborsody	Which one should I buy?	25	06-12-2007 01:30 PM

07-10-2010, 03:03 PM	#10817
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Look who's wearing the ORANGE AFRO!

07-10-2010, 03:13 PM	#10818
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Doc is taken. That's Aunt Lady Blue.

07-10-2010, 03:47 PM	#10820
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,869 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I must share my "grocery shopping trip to hell" I've just returned from. [Preface: I hate grocery shopping and zip up & down the aisles as fast as the cart wheels will take me.] I felt as if once those sliding glass doors had closed behind me that I had entered the Twilight Zone. First, the store installed one of those talking displays with a motion sensor to activate the robotic voice to welcome me and guide me to specials I don't want. Then - in the soup aisle, I encountered the family from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" - Grandma, Sonny Boy, and granddaughter - all clutching numerous tubs of potato salad - and standing still totally blocking the aisle arguing if they were or weren't out of jelly! In the soup aisle. Grandma kept walking into the shelving, and granddaughter kept muttering "Duh" trying to sound like a valley girl. Escaping them I encountered the Addams family in the spaghetti aisle, Dad wearing a T-shirt proudly proclaiming "Property of Henderson Penitentiary", wife clocking in at over 200 pounds wearing cut-off jeans shorts, 2 sons running amok screaming, and a small daughter that kept wandering into other peoples' carts. Eventually one son flung himself face down on the floor, and dad dragged him by his heels, aisle to aisle with the entire family chortling, thinking this was really entertaining. Oh, did I mention the wife was feeling her hubby up, and he was responding "Oh do stop tickling me" To which she would coquettishly respond "I'm not doing it." I won't even spend time on the woman parked in front of the eggs, staring at them -- waiting for voices? Then .... the check-out counters! The Addams family were totally occupying 1 line. The express line was being monopolized by a mother/daughter team with a LOT more than 10 items who couldn't pay for everything and was playing the "let's take this item off and see what our new total is, OK let's put that item back on and take this item off.... you get the picture" That line had the manager fully occupied. Then there was a line occupied by a shopper with bag after bag of green stuff - which the teen-aged check out person had no clue what it was or how to ring it up. Just when I was on the verge of abandoning my cart and running for the car the assistant manager opened a new line. After bagging my own stuff and thanking him profusely for opening the line, I exited the store, followed by the Addams family. The mother/daughter team was still playing the pricing game at the express line. I really earned my Guinness on this trip! Thank you for listening! I'm done now!

07-10-2010, 03:52 PM	#10821
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Yes, well I try to avoid family day... My sympathies, have another Guinness.

07-10-2010, 06:10 PM	#10825
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	This morning I got stuck at checkout behind a lady who didn't know how to use her debit card...:taptaptaptaptap...:

07-10-2010, 07:30 PM	#10827
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Just because my dog plays with the remote doesn't mean he's channel surfing.

07-10-2010, 08:14 PM	#10829
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Tom, just the guy I was looking for. You're the typical well dressed geezer about town. Do you wear plaid polyester shorts with the waistband tucked into your armpits, knee length black socks and sandals? Kenny is being difficult.